Level 12: 1,000/2,500/2,500
Entries: 207/467
Prize Pool: €2,500,000
Albert Sapiano was among the big stacks earlier, but his remaining 90,000 stack has evaporated here in two hands.
In the first, with 38,000 in the middle and the completed board reading , Sapiano overbet jammed for 90,500, and Ninh Van Hiep was in the tank.
“You just want to play every hand, every hand is a big pot”, lamented Van Hiep as he studied the board and his opponent. “I do want to play every hand. I’m a compulsive loser and I don’t want to lose my reputation” retorted Sapiano.
After some time in the blender, Van Hiep made the call.
Sapiano tabled for two pair, but Van Hiep had the straight with .
Sapiano immediately ripped his remaining 23,500 into the middle blind under the gun as the cards were being dealt. Action folded to Marek Bondars in the big blind, who had a peek at his cards, and made the call.
Albert Sapiano:
Marek Bondars:
Sapiano was dominated, but he asked for a ten, and got his wish on the flop. The turn changed nothing, but the hit on the river to send Sapiano to the rail.
Marek Bondars – 120,000
Ninh Van Hiep – 170,000
Albert Sapiano – 0
